Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 559 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Time word first): Find the time word: every day, now, yesterday, tomorrow, since, before … Choose the tense it needs. Fit the verb to the subject: he / she → -s, is, has, was; I → am; we / they → are, have, were.

1. 1.My brother ___ a cap when Mum came home. (a) was wear (b) was wearing (c) were wearing (d) is wearing
2. 2.Which is the correct -ing form of “feed”? (a) feedeing (b) feeding (c) feedding
3. 3.___ we throw the ball twice a week? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Do (d) Is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: One of my friends ___ in Class 7. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.My parents have worked in Delhi ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
6. 6.Choose the right verb: All the girls ___ a locker. (a) has (b) have
7. 7.You ___ going to fly a kite tomorrow. (a) am (b) are (c) is
8. 8.___ they make tea on Saturdays? (a) Are (b) Does (c) Is (d) Do
9. 9.Name the tense: “They are bringing lunch.” (a) past perfect (b) simple future (c) simple past (d) present continuous
10. 10.Which is the correct -ing form of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawwing (c) draweing
11. 11.Name the tense: “She dances on the stage.” (a) present perfect (b) simple future (c) present continuous (d) simple present
12. 12.They ___ bake a cake every morning. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) aren't
13. 13.___ you watch a cartoon twice a week? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Do (d) Is
14. 14.My brother ___ with Nani since 2021. (a) has stayed (b) stayed (c) have stayed (d) stays
15. 15.My brother ___ in Delhi since 2021. (a) works (b) have worked (c) has worked (d) worked
16. 16.My brother ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
17. 17.Name the tense: “They had bought vegetables.” (a) present continuous (b) simple future (c) past perfect (d) simple present
18. 18.Which is the correct -ing form of “dance”? (a) dancing (b) danceing (c) danceeing
19. 19.We have just ___ a mango. (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eat (d) ate
20. 20.___ the students clapping for the team right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
21. 21.They have been in the library ___ an hour. (a) since (b) for
22. 22.They ___ the match twice a week. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning
23. 23.He ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.She has studied in this school ___ six months. (a) for (b) since
25. 25.My cousins ___ cooked rice already. (a) has (b) have
26. 26.When the phone rang, Neel ___ milk. (a) is drinking (b) were drinking (c) was drinking (d) was drink
27. 27.Choose the right verb: Each boy ___ a notebook. (a) have (b) has
28. 28.You ___ the room next Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) will cleans (c) will cleaning (d) will clean
29. 29.He ___ a sandcastle at the moment. (a) is building (b) are building (c) is build (d) am building
30. 30.The children ___ win the match every day. (a) doesn't (b) don't (c) aren't
31. 31.Neel ___ ridden a bicycle already. (a) have (b) has
32. 32.You ___ a cartoon when Mum came home. (a) was watching (b) are watching (c) were watching (d) were watch
33. 33.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.Which is the correct -ing form of “throw”? (a) throweing (b) throwwing (c) throwing
35. 35.Omkar ___ carry the bag every Sunday. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
36. 36.We ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) will help (c) help (d) have helped
37. 37.They ___ Hindi at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were speak (b) are speaking (c) were speaking (d) was speaking
38. 38.You ___ made tea already. (a) has (b) have
39. 39.My friends ___ in Pune since 2022. (a) has lived (b) lived (c) have lived (d) live
40. 40.I ___ going to clap for the team next Sunday. (a) am (b) are (c) is

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